Starting up new tank for my GSPs
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bertie 83
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
There are better wrasses trust me. Once you put a wrasse in you won't get it out ever. My 6 line was a nightmare, it attacked everything. too smart for fish traps
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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bertie 83
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
One of these would be better. Name evades me now
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Oh, I've been researching wrasses & I think that's a peacock? It's very pretty! But It seems they hide in the sand & disappear? Also, I wanted to keep my substrate quite thin (1.5") will this be too little for them to burrow in?
The aggressiveness of the 6-line did bother me a bit
The aggressiveness of the 6-line did bother me a bit
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
I was curious about wrasses too... I love the colors in the six line but after reading about them, I'm afraid of them!
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Leopard wrasse. And yes, that one does spend a lot of time in the sand. Very delicate fish.
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
I was browsing at lfs today & saw a 6-line wrasse. It was so sweet looking. I guess it's like a GSP - looks can be deceiving!
Hey, I got my skimmer! It's a Remora S with pre skimmer included, all for US$55. A fellow with one of the local reef clubs took down his SW tank & had a bunch of stuff, and he lived only 5 mins away too, which means no shipping costs. Sweet! These forums are awesome! He said it was only used for a few days to test a tank. Looks like new, in original packaging. Very sleek - probably barely visible once hung. I'll set it up tomorrow. Looks like I'm on my way
BTW...thought a dottyback might be a good alternative but then I read a post by someone who put one in his tank & it killed his 6-line
Hey, I got my skimmer! It's a Remora S with pre skimmer included, all for US$55. A fellow with one of the local reef clubs took down his SW tank & had a bunch of stuff, and he lived only 5 mins away too, which means no shipping costs. Sweet! These forums are awesome! He said it was only used for a few days to test a tank. Looks like new, in original packaging. Very sleek - probably barely visible once hung. I'll set it up tomorrow. Looks like I'm on my way
BTW...thought a dottyback might be a good alternative but then I read a post by someone who put one in his tank & it killed his 6-line
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
great price! good job on that find!
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Nice score! I paid full price for my remora pro s and the thing is fantastic.
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bertie 83
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Leopard wrasse that's it. My friend has one that is really outgoing, they can vary too I guess. The 6 lines are stunning but tough. I lost hundreds of pounds of fish to one, never again
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Ok, it is obvious I am sleep deprived and I haven't had my coffee yet.
"I lost hundreds of pounds of fish to one, never again"
Before I looked to the left and saw Brighton, England as the location I was thinking:
"How the hell did a single wrasse eat over a hundred pounds of fish?!" I'm slow. Pounds = currency. Pounds = US weight measurement. I was briefly really concerned that you had a single fish eat a weight of 100 pounds in fish. Now I will slink away from the keyboard before something else stupid comes out of my pre-coffee brain...
But yeah...I'm a big fan of my Remora also.
"I lost hundreds of pounds of fish to one, never again"
Before I looked to the left and saw Brighton, England as the location I was thinking:
"How the hell did a single wrasse eat over a hundred pounds of fish?!" I'm slow. Pounds = currency. Pounds = US weight measurement. I was briefly really concerned that you had a single fish eat a weight of 100 pounds in fish. Now I will slink away from the keyboard before something else stupid comes out of my pre-coffee brain...
But yeah...I'm a big fan of my Remora also.
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Haha..yeah I'm staying away from that wrasse! What a crazy appetite...
Now I'm considering the melanurus wrasse but it's a lot more $$$ (or pounds )
Yeah the Remora looks good. Love the dark sleek form, and it feels so solid & well-made compared to the AC 110. I decided not to install it until I pick up my new powerheads this weekend. I tested my water; ammonia & nitrite are 0 but nitrates are 20. I'm thinking that as it's so close to Christmas I might wait for the lfs sales to add any fish.
Question: the guy who sold me the Remora also has 30lbs of dry rock. If I add that to my tank now, will it start another cycle, meaning a delay in adding fish?
I'm not in a hurry to add the puffers. Thinking I should move them at the very end as I'm hoping this might give any potential tankmates a better chance.
Now I'm considering the melanurus wrasse but it's a lot more $$$ (or pounds
)Yeah the Remora looks good. Love the dark sleek form, and it feels so solid & well-made compared to the AC 110. I decided not to install it until I pick up my new powerheads this weekend. I tested my water; ammonia & nitrite are 0 but nitrates are 20. I'm thinking that as it's so close to Christmas I might wait for the lfs sales to add any fish.
Question: the guy who sold me the Remora also has 30lbs of dry rock. If I add that to my tank now, will it start another cycle, meaning a delay in adding fish?
I'm not in a hurry to add the puffers. Thinking I should move them at the very end as I'm hoping this might give any potential tankmates a better chance.
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
it is my understanding that every time you add live rock you have a cycle which depends on how much life is/was on it and how long it was out of water.
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
So many conflicting opinions on the web. So I was thinking that since there's nothing in the tank right now except for 2 turbo snails and 2 million bristle worms, now might be a good time to throw in the extra rock without risking any fish. I've been staring at my rock work & also was thinking abouf re-scaping my layout
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bertie 83
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Is it dry live rock or base rock? If live it will need curing. I would do this seperately or add slowly to the tank.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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bertie 83
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Re: Starting up new tank for my GSPs
Yes currency lol. He didn't eat them just slammed and picked them to death. He once took a dislike to my big scared of nothing damsel that I hate. Thought my luck was in as the damsel took a right kicking, but alas they soon went back to ignoring each other and beating everything else up. I had the last laugh with the wrasse and will do too with the damsel mwahahaHillehaus wrote:Ok, it is obvious I am sleep deprived and I haven't had my coffee yet.
"I lost hundreds of pounds of fish to one, never again"
Before I looked to the left and saw Brighton, England as the location I was thinking:
"How the hell did a single wrasse eat over a hundred pounds of fish?!" I'm slow. Pounds = currency. Pounds = US weight measurement. I was briefly really concerned that you had a single fish eat a weight of 100 pounds in fish. Now I will slink away from the keyboard before something else stupid comes out of my pre-coffee brain...
But yeah...I'm a big fan of my Remora also.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly